Édison Toloza, remembered as one of the scorers of the last two decades of Colombian soccer, suffered this Monday, May 6, a shocking traffic accident in Cali. The former player, who due to his uniqueness was nicknamed ‘Tolotelli’—alluding to the Italian player Mario Balotelli—was driving a motorcycle that suffered a crash in the capital of Valle del Cauca.
(In context: Former soccer player Édison Toloza suffers a serious traffic accident in Cali).
According to the information known so far, the accident occurred in the early hours of Monday. However, the event did not gain echo until late at night.
As the Barranquilla newspaper ‘El Heraldo’ reported, A former teammate of Toloza in the Junior de Barranquilla reported that the former striker suffered a serious craniocerebral trauma.
Due to the seriousness of what happened, Toloza was immediately taken to the Cristo Rey Clinic, where he received the first attention and is being treated.
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This Tuesday, waiting for the first official medical report to be known, he stood out on social networks the first image of Toloza after the accident. The person in charge of sharing it was Juan Guillermo ‘Carachito’ Domínguez, with whom Toloza shared a team in Millonarios and Junior de Barranquilla.
The first image of Toloza after the shocking accident
Toloza was born on June 15, 1984 in Santa Bárbara, Nariño.
Photo:EL TIEMPO Archive
Through his Instagram account, The Valle del Cauca left back released the first image of Toloza.
According to the publication shared in their stories, the full-back and the former forward had a video call while the latter was being treated at the clinic.
In the screenshot of the conversation, Toloza is seen with a healing at the height of his forehead. Likewise, there is a slight swelling at the level of his left eye. The former player appears to have a good face.
“What a scare you gave me my brother. May God bless you and protect you always! I love you very much. You’ll be fine again soon. “God has you for great things, I’ve told you,” Domínguez noted in his story.
The career of Édison Toloza
Édison Toloza, when he played in Millonarios.
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Édison Toloza was born 39 years ago in Nariño. His professional career began in Deportivo Pereiraa team with which he signed in 2006. After his start in the ‘matecaña’ team, the forward moved tol Sports Quindíoa team in which he stood out and earned merits to make the leap to Santa Fe. Then he played in the Cali America and Millionaires.
After his performance on the ambassador team, Toloza went to play in Mexico, the first in Morelia and then in Puebla. In 2013 he returned to Junior from Barranquillaa team in which he remained until 2017. Afterwards, he went to China to play for the Jiangsu Suningreturned to Colombia and served in the DIM, Deportivo Pasto and Golden Eagles.
In the first half of 2019, Toloza had a brief stint roadrunner, from Mexico. Then he returned to Jaguars of Córdoba and finally joined Boca Juniors of Calithe last club he played for.
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